Papers about L. Herbert's Castle at Montgomery.

And they are to be taken into Consideration upon any
Message or Report brought up by the House of Commons touching the same.

Message from the Assembly, for a Register for Presentatations, &c.

A Message brought up from the Assembly of Divines, by Doctor Burges, with a Petition from them,
touching the setting up an open Register, for Presentations, Institutions, and Admittances, and for recording all Acts thereupon in the said Office.

(Here enter it.)

Read Twice, and referred to the Consideration of
these Lords following, who are to report the
same:

with a Declaration, &c. about the Excise;

and with Ordinances, &c. and Acquittances to the Treasurers who paid the Money to the Scots.

3. An Ordinance concerning Mr. Hill and Mr. Penoyer.

4. An Ordinance for Twelve Thousand Pounds for
the Cheshire Forces.

5. An Order for referring to the Commissioners of
the Great Seal the naming of Persons to go Circuit
in South Wales and North Wales.

(Here enter it.)

Agreed to.

6. An Order for John Bradshaw Esquire to be Chief
Justice of Chester.

Respited.

7. An Ordinance for Fifty Pounds per Week to be
paid to poor Widows, out of Gouldsmithes Hall.

(Here enter it.)

Agreed to.

8. Acquittances to the Treasurers, for paying the Two
Hundred Thousand Pounds to the Scotts; with Desire
they may be entered upon Record, and afterwards be
transmitted into the Exchequer.

The Answer returned was:

Answer.

That this House agrees to the Declaration and Votes
concerning the Excise; and to Order concerning the
Widows, and to the Order for referring the naming of
fit Persons to go Circuit South and North Wales; and to the
Order for Sir Walter Earle and Mr. Crew to come to
London: To all the rest, this House will send Answer by
Messengers of their own.

Message to the H. C. for the E. of Pembroke to come to London, for his Health.

A Message was sent to the House of Commons, by
Sir Edward Leech and Mr. Hakewill:

To desire their Concurrence in the Order for giving
the Earl of Pembrooke Leave to come to London, for Recovery of his Health.

Answer from the H. C.

Doctor Aylett and Doctor Heath return with this Answer to the Message sent formerly to the House of Commons:

That they agree to the Ordinance for giving Power
to the Commissioners at Gouldsmithes Hall to administer
an Oath: To all the rest of the Particulars, they will
send an Answer by Messengers of their own.

Langham and Lymbrey.

Ordered, That the Judges do report the Business referred to them on Friday last, in the Business between
Alderman Langham and Captain Lymbery, as speedily as
they can.

Fees of the Excise to be considered, and a Proposal for farming the Excise of Flesh.

Ordered, That the Committee for regulating the
Excise do meet on Thursday next, to consider whether
a great Part of the Excise goes away in Fees to Officers;
and to inform themselves concerning a Report that the
Butchers have made an Overture to farm the Excise
for Flesh.

Dep. Lieut. for Chester.

Ordered, That Mr. Marbery be One of the Deputy
Lieutenants for the County of Chester.

Message from the H. C. with Votes, approving of the E. of Ormond's Propositions; and with a Letter to him.

A Message was brought up from the House of Commons, by Sir Rob't Harley Knight;

To desire their Lordships Concurrence in divers Particulars concerning Ireland:

"1. Resolved, That the and Commons do accept of, and agree unto, the Lord of Ormond's own
Proposition, in the Sixth Article of his additional
Instructions to Sir Gerard Lowther, Sir Francis Willoughby, and Sir Paul Davies."

Agreed to.

"2. Resolved, That the and Commons do
allow of, and approve, the Propositions and Offers
made by the Commissioners formerly employed to the
Lord of Ormond and others at Dublyn."

Agreed to.

"3. A Letter to the Lord of Ormond."

(Here enter it.)

Read, and Agreed to.

The Answer returned was:

Answer.

That this House agrees to the Votes and Letter to the
Lord of Ormond now brought up.

Courteen and the E. I. Co.

Jeremy Blackman, Rob't Hogg, and Jo. Durson, were
sworn, to be examined as Witnesses in the Cause of Mr.
Curten.

Petitions from the City.

Ordered, That To-morrow shall be taken into Consideration how far the City Petitions have been proceeded in.

Message from the Assembly of Divines, for a Register for Presentations, &c. to Livings, &c. and for Fees thereon to be settled.

"To the Right Honourable the House of Peers
assembled in Parliament.

"The humble Petition of the Assembly of Divines,
sitting at Westminster;

"Sheweth,

"That, for Want of a settled Way of admitting
Ministers to Benefices and other Ministerial Employments, in this Interval of Church Government, many
have of late Times and still do endeavour to procure
Certificates under the Hands of sundry Ministers, and
afterwards make Use of them (as we are informed)
to obtain Institutions and other Admittances, without
any Examination of their Ordination, Abilities, orthodox Judgement, and pious Life, by any Persons
deputed thereunto, which may open a Door to ignorant, scandalous, and malignant Persons (many such
now labouring to creep into the Church) to get Employment, even in the Time of Reformation, after
so much Cost and Pains used to purge the Church of
such unsavory Salt, to the great Grief of the Godly,
the Scandal of Religion, and frustrating our Hopes
of a perfect Reformation.

"And this Evil would yet be greater and more incurable, if an open Registry be not appointed, wherein
to register all Presentations, Institutions, Admittances,
Examinations, and Certificates, to which all concerned
therein may have Recourse as Need shall require.

"The Petitioners, out of their deep Sense and Zeal,
do most humbly crave Leave to present this great
Business unto the pious and grave Consideration of
your Lordships; that so, if it may seem good to your
Honours, no Institution, or other Admission to any
Public Employment in the Ministry, be granted to
any Person who hath not taken the National Covenant, or is not in Orders, and that shall not first be
examined and approved for his Abilities and pious
Conversation by a competent Number of grave and
orthodox Ministers together, by special Order deputed thereunto.

"As also, that some Register or Registers be appointed, to record every such Examination and Certificate, with the Names of the Subscribers, as also
all Presentations, Institutions, and Admittances, and
all Acts thereupon; and this Registry to be in some
fixed and certain Place, to which all Persons at convenient Times may resort, to search the Records, and
take Copies if they please.

"And what moderate Fees shall be by your Lordships allowed to be taken, for Institutions, Admittances,
Copies, and Acts in the Premises, may now be set
and published; beyond which none may presume, by
themselves or others, to demand or receive, in any
Capacity, or upon any Pretence, whatsoever.

"And that all Institutions and Admittances already
passed, with all Acts and Orders touching the same,
may be likewise registered, and free for all to take
Copies of them as aforesaid.

"And this to be continued until the Classical Presbyteries be settled; and then each Classis to give Institutions and Admittances within their several Limits
respectively.

Judges for the Circuits of Wales.

"Ordered, by the Lords and Commons assembled
in Parliament, That it be referred to the Commissioners of the Great Seal to appoint fit Persons to ride
this Circuit, in the Counties of Northwales and Southwales.

Sir W. Earle and Mr. Crew, Leave to come to Town from Holdenby, for their Healths.

"Ordered, by the Lords and Commons assembled
in Parliament, That Sir Walter Erle, One of the
Commissioners of Parliament at Holdenby, now bruised
with a Fall, and indisposed in his Health, shall have
Liberty to come to Town, for Recovery of his
Health."

"Ordered, by the Lords and Commons assembled
in Parliament, That John Crew Esquire, One of the
Commissioners of Parliament, now at Holdenby, being
indisposed in Health, shall have Liberty to come to
this Town, for Ten Days, to take Care of his Health."

Order for 50 l. per Week for Widows, &c.

"Ordered, by the Lords and Commons assembled
in Parliament, That the Fifty Pounds per Week formerly paid out of the Sequestrations at Guildhall, to
to the Earl of Mulgrave, and on the 17th of October
last given by both Houses for the Relief of Widows
and others, as the Committee of the Members of the
House of Commons appointed for that Purpose should
think fit, be brought into the Common Treasury of
the Committee for maimed Soldiers at Christ Church,
to be disposed of by the said Treasurers according to
the Intention of that Ordinance, with especial Care
of such Widows whose Husbands have died in the
Service of the Parliament."

Letter to the E. of Ormond, that the Houses accept of his Propositions for delivering up Dublin, &c.

"My Lord,

"Your Lordship's Letters of 6 Febr. Instant, to the
Commissioners lately employed to Dublin, have been
communicated to us this Day, which have been
reported to both Houses of Parliament: And they
have commanded us to signify unto your Lordship,
That, upon Performance on your Lordship's Part, the
Conditions offered to you by their Commissioners shall
be made good unto you; concerning which you shall
speedily hear further from us. And we have now
written to the Lord Lieutenant, Lord Inchiquin, Sir
Charles Coote, the Brittish in Ulster, and the
Scotts, to make as effectual a Diversion as they can,
and to give all the Countenance in their Power to the
City of Dublin, till the Forces shall arrive for the
Security of it; which we hope will come seasonably,
to prevent any ill Accident: But if any such should
happen, it cannot be imputed to the Parliament of
England, in regard it was so late before the Offer
came to our Hands. We shall use all possible Endeavours for the expeditious Dispatch of what shall
be necessary for the receiving and securing of Dublin
and the rest of these Places mentioned in your Lordship's Letter."